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Market Recap For Tuesday, March 25th 2014 If you’re one to get sea sick, you might want to look away from the markets until we break out of this current range. The last week of trading has been as up and down as it gets! Economic news was mixed today with Consumer Confidence coming in better than […]

Market Recap For Monday, March 24th 2014 U.S. equity markets started the week on a negative note, with tech stocks leading the move down. The S&P ended 9 points lower, while the DOW lost 26 points. The Simple Strategy continues to be a great strategy for participating in these recent market trends. We had a nice Short […]

Market Recap For Sunday, March 23rd 2014 The S&P pushed to new all-time highs in the first 4 minutes of trading on Friday, but struggled at these highs and eventually sold off into the close. The S&P finished -5.5 points lower on the session while the DOW lost -28 points. Friday’s move lower wasn’t enough […]

Market Recap For Thursday, March 20th 2014 What a difference a day makes…Today U.S. markets traded right back to “pre-Fed Statement” levels, apparently shaking off yesterday’s concerns. The S&P ended the day 11.25 points higher and the DOW had triple digit gains, up 109 points. After the closing bell bank Stress Test results were released, […]

Market Recap For Wednesday, March 19th 2014 U.S. markets ended the session lower after today’s highly anticipated FOMC Statement and Press Conference. During the press conference Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen said the end of the quantitative easing program would likely come some time this fall. According to Yellen, the first rate increase would follow in […]

Market Recap For Tuesday, March 18th 2014 You would think that the possibility of increased sanctions against Russia would scare the markets. But not today! At the end of the session the S&P was up 13.5 points, putting the index within striking distance of all-time highs once again. The DOW ended 89 points higher on […]

Market Recap For Monday, March 17th 2014 The Ukraine situation might be the biggest U.S. vs. Russia dispute since the Cold War, but you couldn’t tell based on the markets today. The S&P finished 17.75 points higher and the DOW was up 186 points. Day traders saw most of the trading action in the first 40 […]

New Blog Posts We published two new blog posts: Three (3) Stocks To Watch How To Invest In Gold Coins Market Recap For Sunday, March 15th 2014 Ongoing Ukraine concerns and a slowing Chinese economy contributed to the 2nd biggest weekly decline of the year for U.S stocks this past week. After a choppy day […]

Market Recap For Thursday, March 13th 2014 U.S. markets were hammered today with the S&P dropping -1.2%. The E-Mini S&P gave a Simple Strategy SELL Signal in the first hour of trading and the markets never looked back. At the end of the day the S&P had lost 22 points and the DOW had triple […]

Market Recap For Wednesday, March 12th 2014 The world sneezed, but Wall Street doesn’t seem to care. Even with overseas markets dropping more than 1%, U.S. markets were unchanged. The S&P was up a half point for the day and the DOW ended the session 11 points lower. Day traders saw lows of the session […]

Market Recap For Tuesday, March 11th 2014 The S&P continued to pullback from all-time highs today, eventually ending -9.5 points lower. After an early morning gain the S&P traded into negative territory and finished the day near sessions lows. The DOW had a mirror image retreat, finishing 67 points lower. The move lower sent the […]

Market Recap For Thursday, February 20th 2014 Today U.S. markets rallied, erasing most of yesterday’s losses. The S&P finished the day up 11 points with the bulls taking control after the first hour of the session. The DOW ended the session 93 points higher. With recent market optimism, the S&P is within striking distance of all-time […]

Market Recap For Wednesday, February 19th 2014 Equity markets traded lower today following today’s Fed Minutes release. The Fed Minutes showed that the Fed will continue its bond purchase program as expected, but that the Fed’s initial 6.5% unemployment target should be re-evaluated. The S&P snapped a 3 day winning streaking and finished 12 points […]

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